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Whether you're moving into a new downtown apartment or settling into your first home, moving is when you take stock of what's important. Your coasters from that trip to Amsterdam? Keep. Your less-than-new bath mats? Toss. That Halloween costume from 2009? Definitely keep. But when it's time to make a move, there's something else — something that is just as important as paint color, furniture style and those sconces from Etsy — to consider.
All of those things come together to create a design for your new space, but it's the music that makes it home.
That sentiment became clear in our aptly named Music Makes it Home study. No matter what country you live in or what taste in music you have, once music makes its way into silent homes, things change. Moods get better, families spend more time together, couples get closer in proximity, food tastes better, cleaning sucks less.
Name a side table or area rug that can do that?
"Turning on music in your house is almost like turning on the lights," Annie Clark from St. Vincent said recently, and it's that element of reflex and necessity that music lovers across the world experience when they add a speaker to their home.
So, as summer kicks into high gear and people move into newer, (hopefully) nicer digs, consider the impact that music can have on a home. To get you started, Annie Clark even put together a perfectly curated playlist for moving into a new space … or even just revamping your existing home. Because as our CEO John MacFarlane said, it's all about "that moment when they brought music back into the house and it became a home."
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With graduation quickly approaching, I have spent a lot of time reflecting on my four years at Ohio State. While I am proud to be a Buckeye, when I heard the news of the Sexual Civility and Empowerment being non-operational while under review, I became worried for the future of Ohio State. SCE provided me with a sense of security in the darkest time in my life, and now I am ready to advocate for it.
On Aug. 27, 2016, I was raped by a fellow Ohio State student. I was held against my will as a stranger penetrated me, restrained my hands behind my back, pulled my hair, and pushed my head into the pillow — all while I was crying and demanding him to stop. Numerous witnesses saw me distraught after the assault as I immediately ran out of the house, sobbing, looking for my friends. Although I was in shock, I made the courageous decision to call 911. I was taken to the hospital, interviewed by detectives and a nurse and completed a rape kit. I was given shots to prevent pregnancy and STDs, causing immediate nausea, and asked to explain the worst night of my life repeatedly to strangers. This reality left me with a range of emotions including guilt, indignity, despair and rage. The weeks following my attack brought constant flashbacks inducing recurring nightmares, an inability to concentrate and despair like I had never experienced before.
At the darkest and most confusing point in my life, I found Natalie Spiert, a support coordinator and advocate at SCE. Though I initially was skeptical about the center, Natalie offered me a sense of hope. She was down to earth and had a way of making me feel comfortable when no one else could. She listened to my thoughts and understood my feelings. She also offered me coping strategies and helped me get involved with free therapy from Mount Carmel Crime and Trauma Center with therapists trained in helping survivors of sexual assault.
Natalie was there for me throughout every important milestone of my healing process. She helped me tell my parents of my assault and even told them how to properly support me. Natalie was in communication with the detectives and was the first person I told when I found out my rapist had another victim, which she immediately reported to Ohio State. Natalie supported me when I decided to pursue an Academic Code of Conduct Trial and sat in the room with me while I stood up for myself and told my story. And when I bravely decided to pursue a criminal trial, she was there for me. Natalie attended every meeting with my prosecutor and attended the entire trial. When I testified for two hours in front of my rapist, with the defense attorney questioning my character, Natalie was the person I looked to for strength. Throughout the past year and a half, Natalie was the one person I knew I could trust and who would drop everything to support me.
I have written my story to share my passion for Sexual Civility and Empowerment. Students deserve answers as to why SCE is under review and why coordinators were forced to temporarily cut ties with their students — actions that have left many survivors hopeless, perplexed and unsure of where to go for help. If Natalie had to stop communication with me in the middle of my healing journey it would have been detrimental to my mental and physical well-being. Ohio State must recognize that at this point, regardless of what might have happened, it is doing more harm than good by restricting SCE and the unique support it can offer.
In SCE's place, Ohio State is pointing survivors of sexual violence to Counseling and Consultation Services and Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio, a rape crisis intervention program in Columbus. While CCS and SARNCO are credible resources, they did not help me process or heal from my assault. When I was having suicidal thoughts following the assault, I had to wait a full week before I was able to get in for an appointment with CCS. Then, after attending a session with CCS, I left lost and confused. Although these counselors help many people, they do not provide the expertise I found at SCE. Likewise, I initially called SARNCO's 24/7 rape hotline but hung up after waiting for 45 minutes without speaking to a representative. Furthermore, while SARNCO advocates claim to be on call at hospitals to immediately speak to victims who have received a rape kit, I waited more than two hours for my SARNCO advocate to show up and did not hear from my SARNCO advocate again after the hospital visit.
As someone who has tried CCS and SARNCO, I want university administrators to know that the only resource that helped me was SCE. I have never encountered as much acceptance, support and love as I have with SCE. Natalie didn't only give me hope and a sense of normalcy, she also saved my life. Without Natalie, I would not have continued my education at Ohio State nor would I be receiving my diploma in a few short weeks. Without her advocacy, I would not have accomplished my dream of attending graduate school. Without Natalie, I might have even taken my own life. Though I walked into the Sexual Civility and Empowerment center scared, lost, and blaming myself, I left confident, resilient and proud of the person I have become.
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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
On Thursday's (Aug. 16) Today show , Lionel Richie talked a little bit about his 2013 tour that begins in February. He said once his European tour is over at the end of this year, he wants to take the show across America and admitted, "Life on the road is probably where I live best." And I think it will be so cool to see Richie bring his Tuskegee album to life. But Richie didn't say who may be performing with him on tour. You know how Brad Paisley brings a hologram of Carrie Underwood with him to perform their "Remind Me" duet at their concerts? And how Jason Aldean will occasionally have Kelly Clarkson with him when it comes time to do "Don't You Wanna Stay" ? I'd love to see Richie surprise us with a few cameos like that. Maybe Kenny Chesney could join Richie onstage for their "My Love" duet. Or Darius Rucker for "Stuck on You." Or, if he's not too busy with his Vegas shows, Tim McGraw would be able to sing "Sail On" at a couple of shows. Who would you like to see join Richie on tour?


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Onboard lap?
Onboard lap?
Ready Russia 2014 in HQ HERE
Does anyone know the music track played at 1:45 into the 2014 Italian GP Race Edit ? I've tried Shazam but no joy
@ Sanomas: Would be great, if you could update your OP mate. :)
Russian and Japan onboard laps please?? :D thanks a lot for that excellent work!
Ready USA 2014 in HQ HERE
The onboards laps that have not been published will be included once the championship ended
Thanks Dieter!
You think you can post the rest of the 2014 race edits?
Ready Brazil 2014 in HQ HERE
You think you can put up the rest of the 2014 race edits?
Can you put them up with a Mp4 format? I'd really appreciate it
@TheDriver15: The remaining 2014 races are at the beginning of this post by Sanomas: http://www.thescuderia.net/forums/sh...425#post841425
All Race Edits are in MP4.
It only goes up to Singapore though
.. Sorry for the delay, I hadn't been online much and active in here... So much going on my life and beside I couldn't caught up with updates anymore.
I don't think I can (at least for now) and so I'm looking for the way to downloading it by myself... But I think Dieter can download the last Abu Dhabi Race Edit video and maybe he can update the rest of missing on-board videos along side of Abu Dhabi on-board lap too... That'd be great.
Also, a huge thanks to Dieter to keep it up... Thank you so much!
And, after Abu Dhabi as soon that I can get the list of songs of 2014 Race Edit videos, I'll update the soundtracks of 2014 season too... So stay sharp and thanks for the downloading... I really appreciated it, guys!
When my cars come in first and win, I feel very proud because I'm Italian.
Enzo Ferrari
Ready Abu Dhabi 2014 in HQ HERE
Soon Sanomas order your files including all GP and onboards laps of the season, for a more orderly and "clean" post.
But I promised, and here are the onboard files of the last 5 races.
The last 5 GP onboards archives:
15-Onboard Japan 2014 HERE
16-Onboard Russia 2014 HERE
17-Onboard USA 2014 HERE
18-Onboard Brazil 2014 HERE
19-Onboard Abu Dhabi 2014 HERE
Thanks much appreciated
Thanks!! have any of you guys got the songlist for the 2014 abu dhabi race edit? i cant seem to find out what they are
Well with great help of Dieter the rest of missing on-board videos and last GP Race Edit and on-board videos has been updated to the folder of 2014 season along side of the rest... also the OP has been updated and I'll keep the second post for the next season... and when ever it will be!
.. that has been said, there's nothing to to add till the next year (except the Season Summary)... So see yaa!
When my cars come in first and win, I feel very proud because I'm Italian.
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thanks thanks thanks, i hope that video race edit 2015 will be most exciting tha this year
Hi Dieter & Sanomas,
Many thanks for uploading all the 2014 FOM Onboard & Race Edit video's... I'm sure I speak for everyone how much we appreciated your efforts.
I hope FOM produce a 2014 Season Summary video I don't know if they produced one for the FIA Gala last w/end ?
F1.com have uploaded the FIA Prize-Giving Gala 2014 highlights video, is there any chance you can download it ?
Once again many thanks for all your efforts this season
Hi again!
No worries... it was a pleasure to doing this and I hope we be able to continue for the next year and so.
I already downloaded it (the FIA Prize-Giving Gala 2014 highlights video) and it's been uploaded it... so please check the OP and see the new 'others' section to download it... So I'll try to add other official videos from Formula1.com to it as I can.
And as for 2014 soundtracks, I think I can do it for the names I have and upload just a few of it...
.. So stay calm and watch F1!
When my cars come in first and win, I feel very proud because I'm Italian.
Enzo Ferrari
Thanks for the FIA Gala video!
Okay... as I promised, I've added two video to the 'others' section...one for 2007 Season Review and other is a documentary from Formula1 that is about 2014 changes, a nice video to watch...
... So please check the OP for the new updates... Thank you!
When my cars come in first and win, I feel very proud because I'm Italian.
Enzo Ferrari
Thanks Sanomas!
Okay... I have updated OP with an another two video for the Others section.
One is FIA Prize Giving for the 2012 year in Istanbul and other is new video from the site that's about the Mclaren-Honda and their 2015 driver line-up announcement which is Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button!
So check the OP for the new updates, thank you!
When my cars come in first and win, I feel very proud because I'm Italian.
Enzo Ferrari
Hi again!
Let's have a look to champs car Mercedes with the video from Formula1.com that I have added today, just please check the OP and see the last video in the Others section for that...
.. Thank you!
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Newtown parents rush to check children's safety
27 dead including 18 children in Newtown school shooting
Photos from the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school showed young students - some crying, others looking visibly frightened - being escorted by adults through a parking lot in a line, hands on each other's shoulders.
Brenda Lebinski, whose 8-year-old daughter attends the school, was among the parents who raced to check on their children.
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"I saw her and it was the happiest moment of my life," she said.
Stephen Delgiadice said his 8-year-old daughter heard two big bangs and teachers told her to get in a corner. His daughter was not harmed.
"It's alarming, especially in Newtown, Connecticut, which we always thought was the safest place in America," he said.
Lisa Terifay, who was holding her two children outside the school, said she was stunned.
"I still can't believe it's happened in my town," she said.
Richard Wilford's 7-year-old son, Richie, is in the second grade at the school. His son told him that he heard a noise that "sounded like what he described as cans falling."
The boy told him a teacher went out to check on the noise, came back in, locked the door and had the kids huddle up in the corner until police arrived.
"There's no words," Wilford said. "It's sheer terror, a sense of imminent danger, to get to your child and be there to protect him."
Mergim Bajraliu, 17, heard the gunshots echo from his home and raced to check on his 9-year-old sister at the school. He said his sister, who was fine, heard a scream come over the intercom at one point. He said teachers were shaking and crying as they came out of the building.
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Hey Fishy, I agree - what I was trying to get at was that I thought that BeachBum was identifying a big piece of the problem - not necessarily the solution. I agree that apps are not the answer, both for practical and philosophical reasons.theCryptofishist wrote:Well, 5280MeV, I don't think that that's going to have much of an effect on those sheltered campers either. I simply see them as having the best access to ghost-writing services. IF you're paying $20,000 to be pampered, are you really going to balk at a few hundred more for an essay?
I can imagine apps that say things like "Survival Plan: putt the lime in the coconut LOL WAT" when they really mean that they are going to build a two story juice bar with flame effects.
Or people who plan on bringing a jar of pretzels and 4 gallons of water and spend the whole time helping build stuff and figuring out how they will get it together next time.
Or even people who don't quite get it right - get a bunch of help from their camp, spend the the bulk of the week wandering around in a daze mostly gawking at the city and the art wondering what they are doing there in the first place, and then later say - oh shit - I need to go back and get more involved. (raises hand)
The issue seems to be that you can pay $20,000 to be pampered. But what to do about that? The financials are not public, and neither is the invitation to the camp in many cases. Is there any way to approach this without destroying the spontaneity of it all? Is the playa not big enough to accommodate us all? Can everything coexist? My heart asks that last question, my brain says that heart is an absolute idiot and that is exactly how to get scammed.
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The Chicago Sun-Times made a surprise announcement last week: it fired its entire photography staff. Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist John White worked there for more than forty years. He talks to guest host Celeste Headlee about what this news means for him personally and the future of photojournalism.
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Today's class opens with two problems that help students review the idea that similar shapes are proportional in size. We begin with a pair of squares: students are given the size of one and scale factor, and they have to figure out the length of a side for the other. When they do this, the second part of the problem is then to compare the areas of these two squares. It's satisfying to give kids the chance to understand that 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional scale factors are different. This is not a big deal in today's lesson, but just a fun place to start.
The second problem gives a pair of similar triangles, and students must figure out the scale factor and the lengths of two missing sides. Problem Set #2 consists of problems like this one.
Post Data to Posters.
At the end of the previous class, students used perpendicular lines to make similar triangles appear on rectangular pieces of card stock. Many of them finished this activity, and a few need a little extra time.
Please see my video narrative for this section for a description of what students should do when they've finished make these measurements.
What we end up with is a data for everyone who measured this same rectangle.
Receive Part 2 of the Project, Complete front side.
As each student records their ratios values on the collection posters, I give them a copy of Part 2 of the Similar Triangles Project. The front side of this document is a learning target review. Throughout this course, I provide ways for students to make their own connections about how their work is related to the learning targets. That is the purpose of the front side of the handout.
Find group, complete the back of Part 2. // Empirical vs. Theoretical Data
When the front side of the handout is complete, I instruct students to find the data collection poster that matches their colored rectangle. Students should find their poster and any classmates who had the same rectangle. Once groups are formed, it is the task of each group to take the data on each poster and determine what the "right" value should be for each ratio. I explain to students that these right, or predicted values are theoretical values, and I contrast them with the empirical data we collected.
In order to find the theoretical value for each ratio, students determine the measures of central tendency for the sets of ratio values on their data collection posters. I do not offer guidance about how to use these values to make predictions, however - that conversation is left to students. There is a distinction between calculation and interpretation, and here students must do both. By participating in this task, students have the chance to reason & argue with each other (MP3).
A lot of this is a review from the Fall semester, and this is important. I think it's important to show students that just because the name of a course may change, the math doesn't disappear. The tools that we practiced using in the first semester remain in play!
Sources of Error
I don't force the issue, but I look for opportunities to discuss sources of error with students. When students wonder why numbers vary, I answer by asking them to reflect on where these numbers came from. What tools did we use to measure these rectangles? How precise were these measurments? Remember that the similar triangles were made by drawing perpendicular lines on each rectangle. What would happen if someone was a little bit off in measuring their 90 degree angle?
As will usually be the case this semester, there are currently two homework assignments that students should be working on.
There is a Delta Math assignment called Trig Exercise 1: Background Knowledge.
Also, Problem Set #2 is due in a few days.
I remind students of these deadlines and give them a chance to discuss their status with their classmates and to make a plan for getting everything done.
To finish class, I distribute index cards and display the following Index Card Essay prompt:
What is the difference between empirical data and theoretical data, and which one is more real? Use evidence from your work to support your answer.
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ITV has formally rejected a £4.7bn takeover bid by cable operator NTL.
The combined stock and cash offer valued ITV at about £1.20 per share. On Friday BSkyB swooped to swallow nearly 18 per cent of ITV at £1.35 per share.
An ITV statement to the stock exchange said: "The board believes that whereas there is obvious appeal to NTL in gaining control of ITV's substantial and successful business, from ITV's perspective there is little, if any, strategic logic for ITV to combine with NTL."
Over the weekend NTL's biggest shareholder Richard Branson called for Ofcom to investigate the Murdoch investment in ITV.
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motivated, ambitious entrepreneurs. It aroused from the necessity for a full
scale real estate web enabled service to serve customers in the best
comprehensive way that state-of-the-art technologies and procedures can afford. The assets of REKingdom.com were acquired in April 2010 by a group of venture capitalists in order to form the premiere real estate portal web site in the Arab World. The headquarters were moved from Beirut, Lebanon to Dubai, United Arab Emirates in order to be closer to the center of technological innovation in the Arab World.
Mission Statement
bayti.com Works constantly close to its customers to improve its systems,
processes, and services to go well beyond the standard level of service and
well beyond customer satisfaction and expectations. bayti.com strives to
contribute to the Arab community by offering an outstanding Arabic language
support through its unprecedented state-of-the-art bilingual engine. We aim to
make the consumers, realtors, and other professionals recognize this site as
the most comprehensive, ethical, and professional site serving the real estate
industry in the region and worldwide.
Why bayti.com
bayti.com offers a commission-free way to profit from the local and
international property market. The site works for its members (whether property
owners, Real Estate professionals, or other professionals) to list their
properties and services on bayti.com. People seeking property or services
then search the site and obtain necessary property and contact information or
contact the listing owner directly from the site through email or SMS. The site
is fully bilingual and supports property information listed in both English and
Arabic, ensuring the widest market coverage. Its combination or rich
information delivery, cross-linked information bits, and the myriad of
value-added services and affordable solutions tailored specifically for real
estate professionals place bayti.com way ahead of the Arab online real
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Your mission: Race your speed demon car from New York to Tokyo in record time. With the cops and the enemy on your tail. They ambush you at every turn, pushing you off the road, leaping into your path. You outsmart them, firing an arsenal of oil cans you've collected in the road, knocking them out and racking up more points. Cover every stretch of the highway in order to hit the next city. You can make it. Or can you?


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Drinks & Cocktails With Cognac
A brandy coming from the area around Cognac in western France. There are several sub-regions, and three "age labels": XO (extra old, stored at least seven years in cask), Napoleon (with a minimum of six years in cask), and VS (very special, at least three years in cask). Cognac is very nice straight, consumed from a brandy sniffer, but also a great mixer.


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As it approaches one billion users, Facebook has evolved from a site where friends and family share photos to an online marketing juggernaut rivaling Google. And while its primary marketing value is on the B2C side, more than a third of B2B marketers also rate it as their most active social network.
So, as Facebook continues its never-ending stream of changes, what are the current and emerging best practices for marketing on Facebook? What common mistakes should marketers avoid? How can Facebook be used to support an SEO strategy?
Find the answers to these questions and many others here in 26 more of the best Facebook marketing guides of the past year.
Facebook Marketing Tips & Techniques
7 Sneaky Ways to Use Facebook to Spy on Your Competition by KISSmetrics
Frequent best-of honoree Kristi Hines reveals techniques for evaluating your competitors' strategies and success on Facebook, such as using the "link.getStats console that will give you basic statistics about any domain's popularity on Facebook" and viewing a competitor's raw Facebook data, information, categories and more through the Facebook Open Graph.
Facebook Custom Landing Tabs + Measurement = Best Practice by Beth's Blog
Citing research "that shows Facebook pages with custom landing pages have a higher conversion rate than those without landing pages," Beth Kanter explains how custom landing pages work, why they are important and how to create one. Her focus is on non-profits, most of the information here can apply to almost any organization.
The 7 Biggest Fan Page Marketing Mistakes by All Facebook
Brian Carter identifies seven common mistakes made by businesses on Facebook and how to correct them. For example, "Fan Page Mistake #1: Assuming People Go To Your Fan Page (Versus Seeing Your Posts In Their News Feed)." The solution? Use keywords, interact with fans, and engage with groups.
64 Awesome Facebook Marketing Techniques by All Facebook
Maria Peagler shares an infographic focused on strategies for being successful–not boring–on Facebook, among them: using contests (e.g. best fan photo of something specified), highlighting a "fan of the month," post product reviews, host a panel chat, and offer fans-only coupons.
iMedia Digital Showcase: The 10 best branded Facebook apps by iMedia Connection
Michael Estrin notes that "For most marketers, Facebook apps probably conjure up images of staff members wasting precious hours tending their "crops" on FarmVille or rubbing out their adversaries in Mafia Wars. But while a handful of apps have skyrocketed into the cultural stratosphere, brands that have deployed their own apps have used Facebook to make powerful emotional connections with users," then highlights ten such apps from companies like Intel, Toyota and Bacardi.
How to Create a Facebook Business Page in 5 Simple Steps (With Video!) by HubSpot Blog
Anum Hussain walks through the process of setting up and launching a basic Facebook business page, from choosing a classification and completing basic information through adding features and tracking results–in both text format and a concise five-minute video.
10 Best Practice Tips for Facebook Page Content Publishing by jeffbullas.com
Jeff Bullas serves up 10 best-practice tips to "help you increase your engagement and interaction with fans so that they will keep coming back and provide you with valuable feedback that will drive inquiry and sales and keep you on top of your market segment with real time comments," such as keeping posts short, asking fans for their opinions, and giving fans access to exclusive information or perks.
Why Facebook Should be Part of Your SEO Strategy by gShift Labs
Krista LeRiviere of gShift Labs lists 10 reasons why Facebook activity is now essential for successful SEO, such as that much of Facebook's content is indexed by the search engines; having a Facebook presence is critical for web presence optimization (WPO) which is the overriding concept into which SEO is now wrapped; and, not incidentally, "Your Facebook presence adds quality backlinks to your website."
Facebook Checkups and Check Lists
11-Point Facebook Checkup by Social Media Today
David Corr recommends a periodic Facebook checkup "to diagnose and treat the biggest small problems before they become big ones," starting with reviewing your privacy settings and email notifications, then working your way through managing your Featured Likes and deleting any dead apps.
The Checklist All Facebook Pages Absolutely Must Have by All Facebook
Jasper Krog reviews the five essential areas to consider when formulating and executing a Facebook marketing strategy, starting with analysis (of internal resources, your target market and competitors) and working through setup, management, and advanced techniques (e.g. running Facebook ads).
Using Facebook for B2B Marketing
5 Foolproof Ways to Generate Leads From Facebook by HubSpot Blog
Pamela Seiple explores five ways that B2B companies can generate leads from Facebook, from sharing links to content on your company's Facebook wall ("This works particularly well if the link directs people to a landing page with a lead generation form for downloadable content such as an ebook or a webinar") to adding the Facebook Like plugin and share button to your content.
7 Steps For Awesome B2B Facebook Marketing by Social Media B2B
Contending that while "many B2B marketers have dismissed Facebook as a B2C channel with no application to B2B, that is a false assumption—Facebook can be a strong driver of B2B traffic and leads," Kipp Bodnar provides a seven-step guide to B2B Facebook marketing best practices, from using a "like and lead gate" through analyzing engagement via Facebook Insights.
Facebook for Small Business Marketing
HOW TO: Claim Your Business On Facebook Places by Mashable
Sarah Kessler steps through the process for small businesses to claim their page on Facebook pages in this richly illustrated post. As she notes, "By claiming your Page, you have the opportunity to customize that free advertising. It also makes it easy to purchase pay-per-click advertising for your Places page."
Facebook launches how-to Page for small businesses by BizReport
Helen Leggatt reports on Facebook for Business, a centralized spot for small business owners and marketers to learn the details of creating business pages, placing Facebook ads, using sponsored stories, and transforming a company's "website into a social experience with plug-ins and custom apps."
Dealing with Facebook's (Never-Ending) Changes
8 Facebook changes marketers need to know by iMedia Connection
Jeff Ragovin offers a helpful guide to changes in Facebook pages (to make them look more like user profiles), iframes (which, despite their drawbacks, do improve flexibility and trackability), sponsored stories, ad targeting, Facebook Places and more.
How to Make a Custom Facebook Page with an Iframe Application: Updated Instructions by (Anti) Social Development
Kim Woodbridge provides detailed, illustrated, step-by-step, and most importantly updated instructions for creating a custom Facebook page tab with iframes, from creating the page at the proper size to filling in the required information to adding the tab to your page and renaming the tab.
Notice Anything Different on Facebook? Big Changes are Happening by iMedia Connection
Angela Brown helpfully summarizes the Facebook changes made in late 2011, including how to obtain a vanity URL, the ability for non-friends to subscribe to your updates, changes to privacy settings, and Facebook's Smart Lists, which "allow for more robust filtering and targeted posting, among other great features."
Facebook will Turn Off all FBML on June 01, 2012. Transition to iFrames Now! by Wildfire Social Media Marketing Blog
This post outlines how FBML and iFrame apps work, Facebook's plans for the transition, alternative scenarios for the changeover, and the next steps that Facebook page administrators need to take (or more likely, need to have taken by now).
How to Take Advantage of The Latest Facebook Updates by jeffbullas.com
Mitt Ray summarizes the impact of and techniques for capitalizing on three areas of Facebook changes that were implemented at the end of last year: subscriptions ("now with the subscribe feature, people can just subscribe to your Facebook profile"), posting Facebook updates and tagging people.
Optimizing for Facebook EdgeRank
News Feed Optimization: 14 Ideas To Get Noticed In Facebook by Get Elastic
Linda Bustos delves into Facebook's EdgeRank algorithm for determining what appears in any user's newsfeed and how marketers can utilize news feed optimization practices to increase the likelihood that their content will be seen by their fans and likers, from the creative use of tabs to being timely and responsive.
Infographic: How to Improve EdgeRank on Facebook by Marketing Technology Blog
Stating that "Most companies don't realize that only a fraction of their page status updates are actually being presented to the audience," Douglas Karr explains a bit about the EdgeRank algorithm and how to make it more likely your content will be seen by your users, illustrated with a clever Genghis Kahn-themed infographic.
Facebook Advertising Tips
An Optimizer's Guide To Facebook Ads Performance Reports by aimClear
Marty Weintraub serves up red meat for data junkies in this impressively detailed post explaining how Facebook advertising reports work and how to interpret each metric, from reach, response and frequency through bids, social impressions and social clicks.
The Photo Strip: Facebook's Most Underused Free Ad by BlueGlass
Contending that "Many brands trick out their Facebook pages with flashy apps while ignoring some of the most valuable (and free!) tools available…When done right, the photo strip creates a stunning page design," Kerry Jones explains how the photo strip works then showcases nine creative examples of how brands can take advantage of it.
How To Use Occupational Targeting In Facebook For B2B Leads & Sales by Search Engine Land
Musing that B2B marketers have tended to embrace LinkedIn advertising over Facebook because it is seen as more of a professional networking site—even though Facebook has seven times as many users as LinkedIn and a significant percentage of those users have jobs—Lauren Litwinka demonstrates, step by step, how b2b marketers can take advantage of occupational targeting to drive results from Facebook ads.
Facebook Skeptics
5 trends that could take down Facebook by iMedia Connection
Based on conversations with "entrepreneurs, digital marketers, and venture capitalists," Dave Knox concludes that while it's unlikely any single, giant "Facebook killer" will emerge, the behemoth social network could be at risk from a multitude of smaller sources chipping away at its dominance, from specialized niche interest networks and privacy concerns to entertainment services like Pandora, Hulu and Spotify.
Most Of Your Friends Still Don't Trust Facebook by All Facebook
Jackie Cohen reports on research showing that 47% of users say they are "explicitly concerned" about their privacy on Facebook (versus just 15% who are explicitly unconcerned), and that "people feel more confident about privacy on YouTube more than Facebook, and thus trust the video sharing site more."


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Thanks to Belinda, who forwarded me this article written by Tracy Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow's trainer and business partner. It's a long piece, and I'm not sure what it's about, because I skipped directly to the part where she talks about G. And, frankly, this is what I'd recommend you do too.
Anderson is describing how she and G came to work together. Here's the excerpt:
I met Gwyneth Paltrow through a friend of hers who was really changing with the method. Gwyneth was like, 'What are you doing? Are you having surgery?' And she was like, 'No, it's this girl.' I agreed to meet with Gwyneth, and she said, 'I've got this movie coming up where I have to be a superhero.' It was the very first Iron Man. She said, 'I know you have a son—I just had Moses—and I can't get this weight off. I've never had a problem like this in my life.' She had 35 extra pounds on her. Her butt was long and she had outer thigh problems. Gwyneth is lucky because she's really tall, so she can hide it really well in clothes, but she had significant problem areas. I felt so badly for her, and thought I could really help. So, I agreed, and she did everything that I asked. Now, seven years later, she looks younger every year; she's totally transformed. And she really does the work. She and I became business partners, too, because she said, 'Every woman has to have this. It's not fair. I've tried everything and nothing works like this. You're a real gift.' It wasn't a business decision for her at all.
If Gwyneth wasn't feeling great about her body, fine. She has every right to work towards getting it to a point where she's satisfied. My problem here is the language, and phrases like this:
"significant problem areas"
"outer thigh problems"
"I felt so badly for her"
Moses Martin was born April 2006. Here are some shots of Gwyneth taken September 2006. She's breastfeeding and she may not be as tight and toned as she is now…but would you use the words "significant problem areas" and "outer thigh problems" to describe this? Would you FEEL BAD FOR HER???
I've never had a child, never mind two, and I can tell you I still don't look like this. So you can imagine how bad my "significant problem areas" are. And how sh-t my "outer thigh problems" are. You should feel bad for me. Should you feel bad for me?
I don't want you to feel bad for me.
Because it's nothing to feel bad about.
Language like this though, to describe a woman's body, and HER body at that, is ridiculous. And it's destructive. Because if Gwyneth Paltrow has "significant problem areas", what hope is there for everyone else?
It's also a damaging message to send because it reinforces that the ideal body type is long and lean and not curvy. We've been through this with Tracy Anderson. Genetically we were not all created to look just one way. Creating the expectation that we should and that we can…
How is this moving us forward?
How is this setting us back?
Click here to read the full Tracy Anderson piece. Thanks again Belinda!


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CHAPEL HILL – Orange County Commissioner Penny Rich says she's worried that a year and a half of work by the Rogers Road Task Force might be grinding to a halt as the Environmental Protection Agency launches an investigation into claims that the county's planning department engaged in racial discrimination.
"I'm concerned about it," says Rich, who, along with Renee Price represents the county on the task force. "I think that we're going to still move forward with recommendations. I think Chapel Hill and Carrboro can keep moving forward. Orange County on the other hand might have to stop."
After decades of discussion and dozens of reports, plans, work groups and task forces, elected officials from the towns and county are on the cusp of crafting a cost-sharing plan to extend OWASA sewer service to Rogers Road, the traditionally low-income African-American neighborhood straddling Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County that's hosted the landfill since 1972.
The sewer project is part of a landfill remediation plan that's estimated to cost approximately six million dollars.
The Carrboro Aldermen say they'll chip in nearly a million. The Chapel Hill Town Council wants to explore extending extraterritorial jurisdiction to the neighborhood to make it easier to spend municipal tax dollars on the Rogers Road sewer project. But Orange County Commissioners, who up until now have led the charge to make amends for the landfill, are keeping quiet.
That's because the EPA recently declared it has jurisdiction to launch a federal investigation into allegations that the county planning department and OWASA discriminated against the largely African-American community by failing to provide water and sewer service to Rogers Road.
To read the EPA's letter to the Orange County Planning Department, click here.
Rich says the county commissioners can't take action on the task force's recommendations until the investigation is concluded.
"We actually need to be very careful with how we move forward with this," says Rich. "We know that it could take months, up to a year or more for this investigation to be complete."
At stake could be a federal grant of $1.3 million awarded to bring sewer service to the Efland and Buckhorn communities in western Orange County.
The complaint filed by the Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association, or RENA, alleges that the county's failure to apply for similar grants to fund the Rogers Road sewer extension amounts to intentional discrimination.
The Efland-Buckhorn sewer grant was awarded to the county in December 2010. At that time, there was not a concerted effort underway by the towns and county to bring sewer service to Rogers Road. The current task force didn't get its start until 2012, when the county commissioners' decision to close the landfill spurred action on a remediation plan.
The EPA's announcement that it was launching the investigation this June took many by surprise, including those who originally filed the complaint against the county in 2007. That complaint was expanded in 2011, following the allocation of the Efland-Buckhorn grant money.
Up until recently, Mark Dorosin was the lead attorney representing RENA. He says the federal agency took so long to respond to the allegations that RENA leaders thought the complaint had been abandoned.
"The EPA complaint was just sort of out there for a long time without any sort of information or feedback about what was happening," says Dorosin. "They collected some information and then folks just didn't hear anything."
In the meantime, Dorosin was elected to the Orange County Board of Commissioners, one of the three local governments responsible for funding the sewer extension.
At the board's last meeting in June, Dorosin put forward a resolution pledging the county to provide funding for the yet-to-be determined sewer plan.
The motion failed in a 5-2 vote, in part because other commissioners were wary of taking action during the on-going investigation. Speaking at that June meeting, Commissioner Alice Gordon argued against the resolution.
"The county attorney has advised the commissioners to exercise significant restraint when authorizing expenditures in this area," warned Gordon. "I think we're in a much better position if we just let [the task force] go forward."
Since then, Dorosin says he's decided to recuse himself from deliberations that involve the EPA's investigation. He says he's also stepped away from his role as RENA's legal counsel.
"I have now withdrawn as legal representative of RENA with regards to that complaint, because obviously I would have a conflict representing RENA and being on the county commission," says Dorosin. "I've also recused myself from the commission on any discussion or matters or any meetings related to that, so there can't be any concerns about actual or potential conflicts of interest."
But Dorosin hopes the work of the current Rogers Road task force can continue.
"It is good public policy for us provide those promised services and benefits to that community," says Dorosin. "I hope that I can continue to be an advocate for that. I think it is not just in the best interests of Rogers Road, it is in the best interests of all Orange County that we honor those commitments and address the harms and impacts that that community has suffered."
The task force is set to meet on Wednesday. It's the next to the last meeting of the group, and elected officials are hoping to come up with solid recommendations to take back to each governing body in the fall.
While Chapel Hill and Carrboro may be ready to take action after the summer break, Orange County leaders could have their hands tied for the foreseeable future.
Penny Rich has served on the task force first as a Chapel Hill Town Council member and now as a county commissioner. She says she also wants to make sure that the remediation efforts don't lose momentum while the EPA conducts its investigation.
"We can talk and talk and talk, but its not until we take action that it feels like it is really happening. My hope is that the investigation goes quickly and we can move forward with some action to help the neighborhood that has not been helped for so many years."
The task force meets at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday July 18 at the Solid Waste Administration Center on Eubanks Road.


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Hi - I have a simple problem, maybe you guys can help me come up with a
I'm looking for a way to let a user of my rails app execute a rake-task
by clicking on a link in a view.
I'm writing a rails-App that takes a given directory and analyzes any
ruby files in that directory. Since there already are quite a few tools
that gather information from ruby-sourcecode i don't feel like
re-inventing the wheel and i'd like to integrate some of those tools
into my app.
The "Metric-Fu"-Suite for example comes with all kinds of
Metric-Calculation tools that can be started with different rake-tasks
I.e. "rake metrics:reek" will start collecting info about "bad smells"
using the roodi-Toolset. It's also possible to pass parameters (or
define them in the rakefile) to tell reek which directories to parse for
For my project I would like to create a view where a user can add local
directories where sourcefiles are located, and select the metric tools
he wants to use to check his code (like reek, roodi, flog etc).
Is there any way to implement this?
I'd basically need to create a rake task with the given parameters and
than run it from my controller...
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance


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Calibre El Primero 3019 PHC, 1969
Since its creation 150 years ago, Zenith has constantly played a pioneering role in developing and producing precise, reliable and complex timepieces. By integrating the entire range of watchmaking professions in-house, the Manufacture has all the expertise and independence required to create unusual mechanisms that constantly push the boundaries of time measurement. From onboard instruments to wristwatches and pocket-watches, Zenith has filed over 300 patents in the course of its rich history, with a regularity worthy of a finely crafted timepiece.
Zenith has registered
more than 300 patents
over the course of its rich history
Testifying to the brand's relentless quest for precision, ten or so of them these patents relate to the index or regulator, a tiny component serving to extend or reduce the active length of the balance-spring in order to achieve the best possible timing precision. The brand is indeed the most titled ever in the field of precision, having won no less than 2,333 chronometry prizes to date. Proudly embodying this impressive mastery, the El Primero caliber will doubtless remain one of the most legendary movements in the epic saga of horology.
El Primero Striking 10th, Caliber 4052
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An incredible record: 2333 chronometry awards won by Zenith
Created in 1969, it is the first automatic integrated chronograph ever, also enabling exceptional 1/10th of a second precision, the equivalent of 36,000 vibrations per hour. Over 40 years later, it remains the world's most precise series-made calibre.
While the history of Fine Watchmaking is punctuated by hundreds of patents filed by Zenith, one in particular already represents a major 21st century breakthrough: the "Gravity Control" gyroscopic module. This self-regulating system exceeds the performances of a tourbillon mechanism, since it keeps the escapement in a constant horizontal position and thus totally free of the variations in rate resulting from wrist movements.
The full range of horological complications interpreted through over 600 movement variations The Zenith repertoire encompasses the full range of watchmaking complications, from the simplest to the most sophisticated. Over the decades, the brand has built up an impressive array of more than 600 movement variations entirely developed and produced within its Manufacture – a rare feat indeed. While these calibers share the common denominator of impressive chronometric performance, they have also paved the way for other advances in the watchmaking field.
All watchmaking
complications figure
in Zenith's repertoire
The brand with the guiding star was thus one of the first to produce wristwatches, filing a patent for such a model as early as 1909. A year later, the Manufacture once again innovated with a patent protecting its "mainspring development indicator mechanism" that heralded the advent of the power-reserve display about which virtually no brands were particularly concerned at the time. Closer to the modern era, the Elite caliber was one of the first movements designed using Computer Assisted Design (CAD) technology, and was voted movement of the year by the professional press when introduced in 1994. Favoured for its extreme slenderness, its precision and its reliability, the Elite caliber currently equips a number of Zenith timepieces, from a classic ultra-thin model to a ladies' jewellery watch.
El Primero
Breaking the frequency record
Designed 40 years ago, El Primero remains the most precise series-produced chronograph in the world, beating at the amazing rate of 36,000 vibrations per hour.More information
Charles Vermot
An everyday hero
Having safeguarded the El Primero production equipment, Charles Vermot enabled Zenith to begin producing its legendary chronograph again in 1984.More information
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Focus on Funds: Where Active Management Wins
Some fixed-income investments are best picked by money managers, but the latest evidence suggests indexing has been the path to higher profits when it comes to small-cap stocks.
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I ... sometimes better to be an active investor sometimes better to be passed on Jack Otter Barron's dot com I'm here with Brendan Conway direct our focus on Funds blog ... on Brenden we talk about active versus passive all locked ... up in recent blog post you've made different cases for both Tiffany which are investing in ... fallen star with active investing ... I he took us an ETS we think ... having a fund manager deciding where to put the money is actually it that ... Jack you know ... there are certain parts of the market where passive investing namely just track an index ... will cost it just doesn't work is well and I think one of those areas were shaping up to be the case is ... senior loans which is one of these ... hot areas this year that people are moving into ... is they're ... afraid of interest rate ... hikes ... this is one of those asset classes is expected ... to react well ... one one reason I do think that the taxman is ... that does work better here is that ... it's not a market that traded like stocks it's ... on it not not new is liquid ... and oftentimes credit being an expert on the area ... pays dividends and there's no exchange you can look up most the stickers on Barron's dot com so ... you don't necessarily know if you're getting a good deal unless you've got a manager who really knows the business yet despite the rather cases breed you to trust a portfolio manager ... and State Street and Blackstone have a fond of this year ... that does that God has given a lot of assets ... now on the other side of the coin out with passive investing and you point out that ... the small cap index and I think big and small cap is being opportunity for active managers by the way ... you have these tangle companies are not covered by analysts celebrate manager can find those gems there in a quadrupling price ... not so much of its aid it would seem to make sense in you'd think that that ... could happen but if you look at the last five years ... something like four out of five fund managers in small caps ... can't beat the index so I think that right there tells you something that this is awfully hard to do in the stock market ... and on and on of course is the ... grandfather of indexing it pretty much invented the Market Jack Bogle on ... and let's talk about the ... structure of Vanguard itself you an interesting post ... in which he said in some ways that company has an advantage over the public companies that issue shares and really haven't Uhlmann ... yet does Jackie NOV fingered this week was getting dual credit comparison those Focus PI fund analysts ... on what the way they operate is essentially if you own a Vanguard fund ... you effectively are an owner of peanut company not just for fun it's unusual company like ... like an insurance Cup exactly exactly wrist you know if you own a BlackRock funds you own a BlackRock fund ... the deal in a State Street for new owners face the front ... end shareholders on those publicly traded companies said ... in a way that the second cream beer they serve two masters because they need to make profits for their shareholders and those profits of course are coming out of investors' pockets ... where is the Vanguard ... of the shareholders are the owners ... and so ... that might be a reason why Vanguard's fees are so striking he you know you all the juicy credit some of their corporate decisions seem to be more aligned ... for instance ... deciding when to shut down in the toll from this really caught ... on ... his clothes new investors not close altogether exactly exactly ... and ... it enough for ... you point out that the unusual structure can occasionally cause some problems getting to know Jack one of those would be ... if there's a promising new in area two two ... you know to launch a fund for instance the nuance senior loans ... you might be more risk averse and his kind of laser focused on the bottom line you might think why why take a chance ... on some in the lineup can now ... thanks to my friend ... thank you to walk ...


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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, which began nearly two weeks ago because of a partisan standoff over air service to rural communities and union organizing.
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Obama noted that nearly 4,000 FAA workers have been furloughed, another 70,000 workers involved in airport construction projects are affected and the country stands to lose more than $1 billion in revenue from uncollected airline ticket taxes during the shutdown if Congress leaves the problem hanging until lawmakers return in September.
"So this is a lose-lose-lose situation," he said.
Republican leaders responded that the whole problem can be resolved almost immediately if Senate Democrats will only accept a mere $16.5 million in air service subsidy cuts that the House last month attached to a bill to extend FAA's operating authority. "The only reason so many jobs are at stake is Senate Democratic leaders chose to play politics rather than pass the House bill," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said in a statement.
But Democratic leaders, speaking at a Capitol Hill news conference, said the cuts are a sham. The real issue, they said, is that Republicans are provoking crisis after crisis to get Democrats to accept policy changes that the GOP wouldn't be able to achieve through normal legislative negotiations.Story: FAA dispute costing millions more than it would save
That strategy was successful during the debt limit negotiations, but Democrats said they are drawing a line on the FAA shutdown.
"When you look back at their (Republican) threats to shut down the entire government — remember that? — unless they got tax breaks for the rich, followed by holding the full faith and credit of this government hostage, to their desires to cut government spending. And now here we are a third time ... I hope the American people wake up. This is their modus operandi: government by crisis that they make up," Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said.
Democrats offered bills in the House and Senate to extend FAA's operating authority with no strings attached, but action on the measures was blocked by Republicans. It's still possible for Congress to pass those bills by unanimous consent without lawmakers returning to work if the leaders of both parties agree, Democrats said.
Obama also noted Congress has a procedural way of ending the shutdown without coming back.
"And they can have the fights that they want to have when they get back (in September)," he said. "Don't put the livelihoods of thousands of people at risk, don't put projects at risk, and don't let $1 billion at a time when we're scrambling for every dollar we can, get off the table because Congress did not act."
The president said his "expectation, and I think the American people's expectation is that this gets resolved before the end of this week."Story: Senate fails to end costly FAA shutdown
If Congress doesn't work on a deal, White House spokesman Jay Carney said "we will look at the measures the president may be able to take."
Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told The Associated Press that House GOP leaders will only agree to their own bill with $16.5 million spending cuts to subsidies for air service to rural communities.
But Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., Mica's counterpart in the Senate, said Boehner told Democrats several days ago that House Republicans would agree to an FAA with no subsidy in exchange for Democratic concessions on changing a labor rule to make it more difficult for airline workers to unionize. He said Democrats refused to accept that condition.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid added: "The issue is the labor issue: an anti-worker agenda of one airline, Delta Airlines. That's what this is all about."
Republicans want to overturn a National Mediation Board rule approved last year that allows airline and railroad employees to form a union by a simple majority of those voting. Under the old rule, workers who didn't vote were treated as "no" votes.
Democrats and union officials say the change puts airline and railroad elections under the same democratic rules required for unionizing all other companies. But Republicans complain that the new rule reverses 75 years of precedent to favor labor unions. Delta is the largest airline whose workers aren't primarily union members. Unions have made four recent attempts under the new rule to organize workers, but haven't been successful.
Obama also raised the specter of safety being compromised, even though Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has repeatedly offered reassurances that safety workers like air traffic controllers and maintenance crews were on the job. Forty airport safety inspectors were supposed to be furloughed but have volunteered to continue to work without pay and pick up their own travel expenses, although officials expected them to be compensated when the shutdown is over. The shutdown hasn't affected air traffic controllers, who are paid from a different pool of funds.
Pressed on what options Obama had if Congress doesn't act, Carney said fixing the crisis was Congress' job.
"We are intently interested in assuring that these 74,000 Americans who had jobs get them back," he said. Because they were essentially "thrown out of work by a failure of Congress to act," the simplest solution was for lawmakers to come back to Washington and fix the problem.
Associated Press writers Tom Raum and Ben Feller contributed to this report.
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A few weeks ago, my husband, our friend and I headed over to the Astor Center for a dinner inspired by the amazing Greek chef, Michael Psilakis. (Check out an article about the night here). I was a little apprehensive — after all, the menu started off with octopus! — but everything was magnificent and I enjoyed every second of my dinner.
Here's Michael at the helm:
As part of the fee for the night, we all got copies of his new book, How to Roast a Lamb:
I haven't cooked anything from it yet, but judging by the delicious dinner, I definitely will soon! The book has a lot of really beautiful color recipe photography done by Christopher Hirsheimer & Melissa Hamilton.
We started with Roasted Octopus with Salami, Apple & Anchovy Vinaigrette. I seriously thought I was going to dislike this, but it was delicious. The octopus was roasted and not rubbery or fishy at all.
Next, we moved on to the Sheep's Milk Ricotta Dumplings with Spicy Lamb Sausage, Spinach, Sundried Tomatoes, Pine Nuts & Feta. Anything with all of those ingredients is going to be spectacular, in my opinion, and this was even better than that. The dumplings were light in texture and very flavorful.
Next was our main course, the Braised Lamb Shank with Orzo & Root Vegetables. I could eat this all day, every day. It was so good and the meat was perfectly tender.
Finally, for dessert, we had Yogurt with Quince spoon fruit & Jordan Almonds. The yogurt was Greek style, super thick and strained (the only kind I eat!) It was delicious and, although not super sweet, definitely satisfying.
I had such a great time at this dinner, and I loved hearing Michael Psilakis talk about his past and the path he took, with no formal training, to become the NYC Greek cuisine pioneer that he is today. It is really incredible, and he is such an inspiration.
Here are some more photos from the event to inspire you!
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season :)


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Commuted by Christie: No jail time for Marine whose friend grabbed his gun
Hisashi Pompey's gun was legally registered in Virginia, but he was arrested after his friend grabbed it in New Jersey.
Since this story first aired in April 2017, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pardoned Hisashi Pompey. Gov. Christie called the family in January 2018 in the final hours of his time in office.
You can read the full update here.
Former Marine Hisashi Pompey is preparing to go to prison for a gun crime he didn't know he was committing, and it all started when his friend reached for his gun.
When asked if he's ready to report: "Not really, mentally I'm trying with support, but not really," he said.
Pompey is a married father of three, including a 20-month-old daughter. He lives in Bowie, Md. with his family.
He served three tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and received an award for his bravery.
He was a member of the military police when the incident happened.
Six years ago, Pompey was visiting family in New Jersey when he decided to go out to a nightclub with a friend. He had just left a training exercise where he was teaching other Marines how to use guns.
He went to get his bag out of a friend's car when his friend came up to him with blood on his face. He had been in a fight. The friend grabbed Pompey's gun, which was in his holster.
The gun was legally registered in Virginia, but laws banned the gun in New Jersey. The state has some of the toughest gun laws in the country.
Pompey was charged and a jury convicted him of felony possession of an unlawful firearm.
The mandatory sentence is three years in prison. He's due to report on Monday, April 17.
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"It's hard to process that a man who served our country, who's almost given his life for the country, is now having to possibly go to jail for a country that he fought for," said Pompey's wife, Stacey.
She's still struggling with the conviction today.
"You're supposed to look out for your veterans and take care of them, but this same country that he fought for is sending him to jail, and it's hard to sleep at night thinking this is the country I live in," she said.
Pompey had never been in trouble before. The conviction ended his career in the Marines. He was medically discharged.
And if the incident had happened today, he wouldn't have gotten in trouble.
Pompey's case led to law changes in New Jersey a year after he was arrested and charged.
Now, his last hope before stepping into a prison cell is a pardon from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
"I would plead to him, ask him, beg him anyway I can for his forgiveness because technically I didn't really commit a crime," Pompey said during an interview on 'Off Script with Bruce Johnson.'
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The Pompeys said they have reached out to the governor and filed an application for a pardon, but the office isn't commenting on the case.
WUSA9 has reached out the offices of Gov. Christie and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker for an explanation and reaction. So far, we haven't heard back.
Pompey's friend who grabbed the gun took a plea deal in the case.


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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
Brad Paisley 's 40 days of self-denial are almost over. He told Parade magazine he gave up bread for Lent , which will be officially over on Easter Sunday (March 31). Paisley was raised as a Southern Baptist and is still a churchgoer, so he's obviously a believer. But one of the new songs on his upcoming Wheelhouse album is written from the perspective of a nonbeliever. Of "Those Crazy Christians," Paisley said, "This is what I would consider a gospel song, the most important one I've ever done — a lot more important to me than 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus.'" He wrote the song with Kelley Lovelace after his cousin-in-law died. "To play the part of the skeptic in that song is a much more powerful argument to me — in favor of [belief] as well as looking at some of the things that are baffling," Paisley said. "My most devout friends love it and so do my agnostic ones — but for very different reasons." I love it because it has a charming way of summing up so many of the contradictions of this faith, like how we curse the devil's whiskey while we drink the Savior's wine. It asks, "What if they're wrong, but what if they're right?" Paisley admits he doesn't have all those answers. "I'm not answering questions with my songs," Paisley says. "I don't have the answers. But I am asking the questions, and that's the fun part. I'm like the kid in class with his hand up. … I think that's a powerful place to create from."


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Joakim Noah, Marco Belinelli, Bulls eliminate Nets in Game 7
This was supposed to be their night, their shot to prove to everyone that they've got some gumption, disproving the opinion of Charles Barkley and others who have questioned their killer instinct.
Instead, all the Nets did was give the naysayers more fodder after the way they went belly-up in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round series with the Bulls on Saturday night.
Sitting courtside in Jay-Z's seats, even Rihanna, the pop superstar whose previously scheduled concert for Saturday night had to be postponed until Tuesday, probably wanted a refund.
Although the Bulls were missing starters Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich, the Nets just couldn't get it done after falling behind by 17 points in the first half and dropped a numbing 99-93 season-ending decision to Chicago at Barclays Center.
"I'm surprised because we expected to win," interim coach P.J. Carlesimo said. "But in the first half, we didn't play with the same defensive intensity that we did in the second half and we didn't battle on the boards as well as we needed to. But as we've done many times, our guys came back and competed and put ourselves in position. We needed a shot here or there and we could have gotten back in it."
Every time the Nets made a charge, the Bulls answered it, particularly in the fourth quarter.
Deron Williams nailed a pull-up three-pointer with 6:09 left in the fourth to make it 86-81, leading a fuming Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau to call a timeout. The Bulls regrouped, though, and responded. Nate Robinson canned a 17-footer and Marco Belinelli swished a killer three-pointer to push the lead back to 91-81.
The Nets cut it to 95-90 on Brook Lopez's layup but couldn't get any closer than that.
"We didn't want to go out like this," said Lopez, who had 21 points and nine rebounds.
Joe Johnson's three-pointer with 38 seconds remaining bounced off the side of the rim and Belinelli drained two free throws with 29 seconds left to essentially ice it and send the Bulls to South Beach in stunning fashion.
Despite playing with plantar fasciitis, Joakim Noah had 24 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots. Belinelli also had 24 points.
"It's disappointing," said Williams, who had 24 points and seven assists. "I think when we won Game 6, we felt like this was our series, and they came out and played a great game. Noah, he's a warrior. He battled through his injuries and had a monster game. We really had no answer for him down low tonight."
Johnson, who also played through injuries, had only six points and shot 2-for-14. "I just missed some shots that I normally make and we came up short,'' he said. "I don't blame anything as a reason for how I played tonight. It's definitely unfortunate, and you can put it on my back."
Feeling the urgency after a lethargic first half, the Nets got the emotional spark they desperately needed early in the third from Reggie Evans and Gerald Wallace, sparking a 21-8 surge that cut Chicago's lead to four.
Evans ended up with only two points but had 13 rebounds. Wallace, who had 19 points and five assists, was all over the court, nailing back-to-back threes to bring the Nets within 67-60 and send the crowd into a frenzy. Wallace scored 11 points in the third quarter, going 4-for-8 from the floor -- including 3-for-5 from three.
Things were so bad at the end of the first half for the Nets that they heard boos from what had been a festive crowd early, one that was anticipating some history. Instead, they grew weary of the Nets getting outworked by Chicago.
Chicago pounced on loose balls, rotated quickly defensively and had the Nets frustrated and on their heels. The Bulls outrebounded the Nets 21-13 in the first half alone, snaring nine offensive rebounds to match the Nets' entire defensive total.
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After Beijing upset the region by declaring a new air defense zone over a large part of the East China Sea, Washington responded by flying two unarmed B-52 bombers through the area.
The U.S. aircraft ignored China's new demands that planes that fly through the zone identify themselves and submit flight plans to Chinese authorities.
The delicate situation is a test of how China's increasingly assertive approach beyond its borders will play out against the U.S. government's promise to focus more on Asia and uphold commitments to its allies.
"China is busy designing and implementing a bolder foreign policy in light of an anticipated U.S. decline," writes Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt, director of Asia-Pacific programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
The air zone declaration is a clear example of the new approach of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has been in power for about a year, according to Kleine-Ahlbrandt.
"Unlike his predecessors, Xi is making foreign policy with the mindset of a great power, increasingly probing U.S. commitments to its allies in the region and exploiting opportunities to change the status quo," she says.
But for the time being, the U.S. government is standing its ground in the East China Sea.
War of words
The United States and Japan have criticized Beijing's air defense announcement, saying it escalates tensions in the region and raises the risk of an incident. They say they won't recognize the new zone.
China hit back at those comments with strong words of its own, describing the U.S. and Japanese statements as unreasonable and unacceptable.
Washington underlined its opposition to the Chinese airspace claim by flying the B-52s through the zone on a training mission Monday -- despite Beijing's previous warning that it could take military measures against aircraft that don't comply with its demands for identification and flight plans.
After news of the flights emerged, the Chinese defense ministry responded cautiously Wednesday, saying it had monitored the planes' activity on the edge of the air defense zone. The statement held back from criticizing the U.S. action.
At a regular briefing later Wednesday, a journalist asked a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman if Beijing is concerned it will now be seen as a "paper tiger."
"I want to emphasize that the Chinese government has enough resolution and capability to safeguard the country's sovereignty and security," the spokesman, Qin Gang replied.
Simmering dispute
The bomber flights are the strongest American involvement yet in a festering territorial dispute in the region between China and Japan over a set of small, uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.
After China's air defense declaration Saturday, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reiterated American support for Japan, where thousands of U.S. troops are stationed as part of a security agreement.
He said the U.S. Japan Mutual Defense Treaty applies to the disputed islands, known as Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China.
Uneasy encounters between Chinese and Japanese planes and ships have already taken place repeatedly over the past year near the islands, which are believed to have large oil reserves located near them.
Tensions spiked after the Japanese government purchased some of the islands from a private owner in September 2012, angering Chinese authorities, who saw the move as an attempt by Japan to tighten control.
Hagel warned that China's "unilateral action" of declaring the air defense zone "increases the risk of misunderstanding and miscalculations."
Amid the tensions, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit the region next week on a previously announced trip, stopping in Tokyo, Beijing and Seoul, South Korea.
Difficult to monitor
The U.S. bomber flights Monday also highlight the challenges that analysts say China faces in policing its newly claimed air zone.
In its statement Wednesday, the Chinese defense ministry said that "China has the capability to exercise effective control" over the area.
"Beijing might have bitten off a bit more than they can chew because actually going out and monitoring these things on an ongoing basis is probably a bit beyond the capabilities of the Chinese air force right now," said Greg Waldron, Asia managing editor of FlightGlobal, an aviation and aerospace industry website.
"In a sense, it's more a rhetorical statement, as opposed to a realistic military space," Waldron said.
Adding to the complications and confusing surrounding the zone, Japan's two main commercial airlines said Wednesday that following a request from the Japanese government, they and other members of the Scheduled Airlines Association of Japan will not submit flight plans to Chinese authorities for flights through the zone claimed by Beijing.
The two carriers, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, said the association had concluded that there would be "no impact" on the safety of passengers on board flights through the zone without the submission of flight plans to China.
But Waldron said he wasn't entirely sure about that. From a legal point of view, he said, the airlines probably don't have to report their plans and follow all the rules requested by China.
"I think from a safety perspective, it's a good idea for them to do so," Waldron said. "Just in case."
'The right of every country'
Since it declared the new air defense zone at the weekend, China has been busy making its case for why it feels the move was justified.
It has pointed out that other countries already operate air defense identification zones in waters around their territory, noting that Japan has had a zone in place in the East China Sea since the 1960s.
"It's natural, it's indeed the right of every country to defend its airspace and also to make sure that its territorial integrity, its sovereignty are safeguarded," China's U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi said Tuesday.
But analysts say that by declaring a zone that now overlaps with that of Japan, China has increased the likelihood of a high-risk incident in the air.
South Korea and Australia have also criticized the Chinese announcement.
The situation has remained tense around the islands over the past year. Japan has repeatedly scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese government planes flying near the islands. And ships from the two countries regularly engage in high seas games of cat and mouse in waters around the islands.
Aircraft carrier on the move
On top of the already strained situation, China's military announced on its website early Wednesday that its navy's sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was heading toward the South China Sea.
That's where China has had territorial disputes with other Asian nations including the Philippines and Vietnam.
The carrier, which was commissioned in September 2012 and first had aircraft leaving and landing on it two months later, set out from a shipyard in eastern China's Qingdao city on Tuesday morning, the military said on its website.
As with U.S. aircraft carriers, it doesn't travel alone: Two guided missile destroyers and two guided missile frigates are accompanying the massive ship as part of its group.
The Chinese military makes no mention of the dispute with Japan and its ally, the United States. Rather, its website post notes that the carrier group's mission is to conduct training and tests.
But in order to get from Qingdao to the South China Sea, the aircraft carrier group has to first go through the East China Sea.
It remained unclear how close it would sail to the disputed islands.
"There are several possible courses for the voyage from Qingdao to the South China Sea and it is not clear which the Liaoning will take," the state-run newspaper China Daily reported Wednesday.
At the same time, U.S. and Japanese forces are due to hold joint naval exercises this week off Okinawa -- a few hundred kilometers from the disputed islands.


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"Midwestern is haunting and hammering, blending the fury of metal with the surge and sweep of post-rock. It's a fascinating hybrid... " — eMusic
"The album is a bleak, punishing journey..." — Outburn Magazine
"Like Neurosis crossed with Explosions In The Sky fronted by a vocalist who skipped his rabies treatment..." — Decibel Magazine
"I am completely serious; Midwestern is an excellent album that I would consider "not to be missed", and the album certainly shows that Angel Eyes can drop their gloves with the best of them..." — Scene Point Blank
"Angel Eyes have molded all of their frustrations and criticisms into a beautifully dark and moody record that paints a picture of a world corrupted by society's skewed perceptions of history..." — Decoy Music
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"In a day where metal and hardcore has an endless litany of sub-genres tagged at it left and right, Chicago's Angel Eyes effortlessly and boldly defy genre classification and simple explanation. "Midwestern," their newest creation, is an album of moral indignation, a call to arms in a declining economy. It's relatable to any of us that have struggled and fought and clawed over these past few years only to end up having to struggle harder in the end, with no end of worrying in sight. Apocalyptic in scope, Midwestern is a four part movement of brutal realism that plays over in your head long after listening. The sounds resonate, the lyrics and vocals disturb, and the intention is honest and personal. There's still a comfort and hope in the unsettling atmosphere that the album conjures up, however, because it is comforting to know that others feel this way and we are not alone in the desolate struggle ahead. If you combine the cathartic nature of mid-90's hardcore acts such as His Hero Is Gone and In/Humanity, with the contemporary sludge of Neurosis and the atmospheric elements of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, toss in an unhealthy, complete and utter obsession with Ennio Morricone's soundtracks to the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns of the 60's & 70's (in fact, the bands' name,"Angel Eyes" is actually taken from the name of Lee Van Cleef's totally badass character in "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"), then you're starting to get an idea of what Midwestern sounds like. Since playing their first show in 2003, the band has released a demo titled "01" (2004, self released), a full length entitled "Something To Do With Death" (2005, Underground Communique), an ep entitled "…And For The Roof, A Sky Full of Stars" (2007, Underground Communique), and a split 12" with German spazz/noise crazies A Fine Boat, This Coffin (2009, Concubine Records). Midwestern marks the band's second full length album and a culmination of experiences both musically and personally that couldn't help but explode in the violent manner captured within these songs. Midwestern was recorded by Greg Norman at Electrical Audio (Pelican, Russian Circles, Sweet Cobra) and mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service (Nirvana, The Jesus Lizard, Earth, Om, Jawbox), with artwork painted by Marnie Galloway and design and layout by N. Shumaker/Northern Lights Industries (The Cure, Caspian, Gifts From Enola)."


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Nothing gets more use in your makeup bag than the basics, which is why the Dolce & Gabbana Animalier Eyeshadow Quad in Desert ($67) is a beauty must have. The iconic Dolce & Gabbana leopard print makes this packaging even more chic, and the coordinating shadows, a nod to the outer design, are the perfect warm neutrals for everyday use. Featuring an assortment of matte powders, a shimmering gold accent provides a touch of the brand's glamorous roots. You can wear the darker shade as an eyeliner or use it to build more drama to a warm smoky eye. It's easy to get in touch with your wild side when the colors are just that easy to wear.


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Retired about 1975?Chris T wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:33 pm
Mr Matthews - (I don't know his first name) Non Oxbridge graduate. Chain smoker with much stained fingers. Taught chemistry and sen housemaster of Peele B. He seemed ineffectual and has torticollis (head permanently bent sideways). Was a war time appointment who stayed on long after the war's end. Nickname Fal (for phallic, but why is unknown, to me at least). Married.
I was always told that phallic was because you never saw him without a cigarette in his mouth (at least outside of actual teaching)
Taught Maths to A-level by 1976. Was quite good at this most of the time, although there was one occasion when none of us had understood what we had just been taught so got Mr O'Meara have another go (we had three masters for A-Level).